What is the best way to explain "plausible deniability" to a Mandarin speaker

Question

So much of what goes wrong with human behavior centers on this idea.

Does Mandarin Chinese have the concept of what we call "plausible deniability"? If so, what is the HanZi for it? If not, is there a simple way to explain it in English (with references to Chinese culture) that a native Mandarin speaker could relate to?

EDIT:

With respect to Kevman's comment about needing more context, I am asking about "plausible deniability" in the context of some mischievous or malicious behavior done to another person in such a way that it's impractical to demonstrate that the motive is malicious; such behavior would have "plausible deniability" because it's easy to hide the true intent of the act.^{Note 1}

^{Note 1} It's also worth noting that behavior which is plausibly deniable is not automatically mischievous simply because motives are opaque.

Answer 1

According to this article

在经济学领域，有一个概念叫既可以把它理解为‘合理推诿’(Plausible deniability)，也可以直观理解为“事后推卸责任的可能性”。

the exact translation of plausible deniability is 合理推诿. It can also be explained by 事后推卸责任的可能性 (the possibility of shirking responsibility after something bad happens).

Answer 2

Plausible: can be believed: 似乎有理的 deniability: can be denied: 可否定

Plausible deniability: If an act or transgression can be denied such that the transgressor is not held responsible for it, or blamed for the negative consequences, then such an act has 'plausible deniability. "Quick, hide the evidence!"

Sounds like Sean Spicer and all his predecessors! "At no time did we ...."

Maybe: plausible deniability: a believable lie: 令人相信的谎言

or : 诡辩轮

Answer 3

"plausible deniability" is used in many areas. In Economics, like what @Anthony said, called 合理推诿。 But in Computer Science, there's a "plausible deniability" in encryption area. I get your point and there's no such direct Chinese translation.

So I would say No Chinese word(Hanzis) perfectly matches with this terminology("plausible deniability").

But it's translatable. The corresponding Chinese word will depend on the scenario/field.

Edit: If "plausible deniability" is act as a law terminology. It would be "不可归责性".

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